point (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point (out)
Verb
  • Kim is one of several Democrats to indicate a willingness to let the government shut down if Republicans can't reassure them that their spending directives will actually be implemented.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Furthermore, of the two solar cycles encompassed by the 26.5 years' worth of observations, both BISON and GOLF indicated that the cycle with stronger magnetic activity had a greater impact upon the discrepancy in the age measurement.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • During a news briefing the following day, President Donald Trump baselessly suggested the collision was the result of the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity hiring goals.
    Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Some research, including a 2014 study of twins in China, suggests that genetics may play a role, with both grandiosity and entitlement seeming to be shared more by the twins than by other siblings.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Related article New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay Hilleman was born a year after the notorious 1918 influenza pandemic swept the world, killing 20 million to 100 million people.
    Alexandra M. Lord, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The financial backing from corporate and billionaire donors signals key industry interests in a potential second Trump presidency.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Morgan Stanley’s forecast implies nearly 6% upside from Friday’s close.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Goldman Sachs economists have estimated that across-the-board tariffs on Canada and Mexico would imply a 0.7% increase in core inflation and a 0.4% hit to gross domestic product.
    Suzanne McGee and Isla Binnie, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But Butler’s debut signified the Warriors’ most hopeful moment in months, an introduction of a superstar who seems to blend well into their system, helps solve their biggest weaknesses and accentuates Curry, who has been dying for a co-star for a few seasons.
    Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Senior night signified the beginning of the end of an era for Alanas Castillo and his family.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Rubio, who is on his first overseas tour as secretary of State, is also seeking support from countries in the region to take some of the large numbers of migrants that the Trump administration intends to deport.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The 12 tiny village rooms will double the number of available shelter beds for young people in Richmond, and the organization intends to build more in the future.
    Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The ability to infer the mental states of others is often referred to as theory of mind.
    Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Like Chicago, the city with the second highest influx of immigrants, New York created a separate shelter system for immigrants, providing it a way to infer the domestic trend.
    Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Point (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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